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Bender employing socket wrench means
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-06-10
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Granted: 1982-02-16
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Expires: 2000-06-10
Abstract
Abstract There are three different point-of-use apparatus that are adapted to be actuated by a socket wrench handle or handles. The first apparatus includes two like jaw member assemblies that have spaced apart substantially parallel upper and lower jaws connected to an end member which has a receiving socket for a wrench handle. The upper jaw is beveled at forty-five degrees so that when a strip of metal is mounted in facing jaw members the strip may be bent by the wrench handles to a desired angle. Another apparatus is for bending or pulling cable or tubing and includes end plates and connecting rods. The rods may utilize bushings for bending to a specific diameter. A third is for cutting of the cable or tubing and includes a scissors-type cutter with one handle removed and driven by a ratchet wrench.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas D. McBride
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 10:28
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R43/00; B; B21; B21D; B21D5/00; B21D5/04; B21D5/042; B21D7/00; B21D7/06; B21D7/063; H02; H02G; H02G1/00; H02G1/06; H02G1/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
183 words
Apparatus for bending metal strip, said apparatus actuated by two socket wrench handles and including: (a) two jaw members of substantially like U-shaped configurations, each jaw member having upper and lower jaw portions secured to an end member, the inner faces of the upper and lower jaw portions being substantially parallel, said end member having means for receiving, retaining and being driven by a socket wrench handle; (b) a bevel edge of at least forty-five degrees formed along one longitudinal edge of the upper jaw and with this bevel substantially approaching the inner face of the jaw; (c) a shim adapted to be inserted in the space in the jaw and adjacent the strip being bent, said shim adapted to urge and maintain an inserted strip adjacent the upper jaw, and (d) means for urging the inserted strip of metal toward and to each of the upper jaws and retaining said strip during bending as the strip is moved around a theoretical bending point at the contiguous facing beveled edges of the upper jaws with the beveled edges adjacent the strip being bent.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
183 words
Apparatus for bending metal strip, said apparatus actuated by two socket wrench handles and including: (a) two jaw members of substantially like U-shaped configurations, each jaw member having upper and lower jaw portions secured to an end member, the inner faces of the upper and lower jaw portions being substantially parallel, said end member having means for receiving, retaining and being driven by a socket wrench handle; (b) a bevel edge of at least forty-five degrees formed along one longitudinal edge of the upper jaw and with this bevel substantially approaching the inner face of the jaw; (c) a shim adapted to be inserted in the space in the jaw and adjacent the strip being bent, said shim adapted to urge and maintain an inserted strip adjacent the upper jaw, and (d) means for urging the inserted strip of metal toward and to each of the upper jaws and retaining said strip during bending as the strip is moved around a theoretical bending point at the contiguous facing beveled edges of the upper jaws with the beveled edges adjacent the strip being bent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
76 words
Apparatus for bending a metal strip as in claim 1 in which the shim is formed with a right angled skirt stop and the shim is formed with a plurality of spaced apertures and the lower jaw portion is provided with a plurality of threaded apertures to match said spaced apertures and in said threaded apertures are mounted screws which pass through the holes in the shim and engage the strip of metal to be bent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
Apparatus for bending a metal strip as in claim 2 in which the space between upper and lower jaws is about one quarter inch and the socket wrench handles have square drive means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus for bending a metal strip as in claim 2 in which the mounted screws are socket headed set screws.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1985-02-15 | 1985-08-17 | 1986-02-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1989-02-15 | 1989-08-17 | 1990-02-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1993-02-15 | 1993-08-17 | 1994-02-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |